Exeter teen killed in dirt bike wreck
July 5, 2017
Charlea Estes
An Exeter teen was killed in a dirt bike collision on Sunday afternoon. Both Dalton T. Horn, 18, of Exeter, and the driver of the other dirt bike, Alex W. Brannum, 29, of Russelville, Ala., died as a result of the crash.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Horn, driving a 2004 Yamaha WR250, and Brannum, driving a 1996 Yamaha YZ250 H1 collided while driving on Layton Hollow Road, four miles south of Rocky Comfort. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2.
Both Horn and Brannum were airlifted to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. Dr. Buchele pronounced Horn deceased at 2:09 p.m. and Brannum deceased at 4:23 p.m.
Horn was an Exeter class of 2017 graduate.
These were Troop D’s 49th and 50th facilities in 2017. Neither were wearing safety devices at the time of the crash.
Charlea Estes
An Exeter teen was killed in a dirt bike collision on Sunday afternoon. Both Dalton T. Horn, 18, of Exeter, and the driver of the other dirt bike, Alex W. Brannum, 29, of Russelville, Ala., died as a result of the crash.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Horn, driving a 2004 Yamaha WR250, and Brannum, driving a 1996 Yamaha YZ250 H1 collided while driving on Layton Hollow Road, four miles south of Rocky Comfort. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2.
Both Horn and Brannum were airlifted to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. Dr. Buchele pronounced Horn deceased at 2:09 p.m. and Brannum deceased at 4:23 p.m.
Horn was an Exeter class of 2017 graduate.
These were Troop D’s 49th and 50th facilities in 2017. Neither were wearing safety devices at the time of the crash.
